A software company that helps law practices run more efficiently may not be the flashiest business in town, but that’s not stopping some VCs from backing them with pretty high dollars. Hence, Canada-based Clio (which provides that type of software) announced this morning it has raised a massive $250 million Series D round from TCV and JMI Equity. Clio’s platform…

Nine companies from Singapore have made it to Forbes Asia's inaugural Best Over A Billion list, which spotlights 200 top-performing listed companies across Asia-Pacific with revenues of US$1 billion (S$1.39 billion) or more. They are the Republic's Big Three banks - DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank - Wilmar International, CapitaLand, City Developments, Olam International, ASM Pacific Technology…

StaffAny, a Singapore-based startup which offers a workforce management solution for companies with hourly workers, said it has raised S$1 million (about US$722,000) in a seed round led by Japanese marketing tech company FreakOut Holdings and angel investors. The startup’s angel investors include HR tech entrepreneur Kenji Niwa, as well as the founders of live-chat software firm Zopim; Lim Qing…

Binance, the largest exchange by traded volume, has launched its third fiat-to-crypto exchange; this time in Singapore following exchanges in Uganda and Jersey. The fiat-to-crypto exchange will initially only support purchases of bitcoin, which is different from its existing fiat-to-crypto exchanges in Uganda and Jersey - both of which also support ether. Binance spokesperson said that "more pairs [may be]…

Everyone makes mistakes along the path of entrepreneurship. These mistakes help you learn how to do things better the next time you are faced with a challenge and give you the motivation to continually move your business forward. While most mistakes that you make as an entrepreneur will teach you a thing or two about the way to run your…